So PMaille@aol.com says: > Seeking advice......1990 Vanagon--has sat at dealership for over 20 billable > hours; Master certified VW mechanic "can not get to run any better". > Problem: when first starts, stalls several times. Once running, engine > always stutters and sputs at idle while tach drifts up and down by several > hundred revs. Gets really bad with a.c. on (Which is a lot in Phoenix in the > summer time). HELP!!!!!!!!! hope we are not damaging our motor--have > already gone through 3 motors in the 71' campmobile this year and am out of > repair cash!!! Sounds like our friendly coolant temp. sensor or the idle stablizer valve problem that rears its ugly head from time to time. I would get those two components checked out and the connections in between. Make sure your grounds (battery especially) are good solid connections. Steven Sacramento, CA sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
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